ESSIC Graduate Assistant Xiaoxu Tian, was recognized at the 11th annual NOAA/NESDIS Cooperative Research Program (CoRP) Science Symposium, as Best Speaker–2nd Place–for his talk, "A Physical Model for Television Frequency Interference (TFI) Correction of AMSR2 Data over Ocean near U. S. and Europe." The event, which took place September 16 – 17 at the University of Maryland Marriot Inn and Conference Center, was hosted by CICS-MD. Tian is advised by ESSIC visiting research professor, Xiaolei Zou.
![Satellite seasonal temperature difference maps indicate how the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and its organisms may respond to the temperature changes. Here, the maps show warmer than average water temperatures from January through March 2020, cooler than average from April through June, near average July through September, and slightly warmer than average October through December. The long-term baseline is from the years 2008-2019.]](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rv-chesapeake2-150x150.jpg)
